What color is #C5A898?

#C5A898 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5A898?

The RGB value is 197, 168, 152: 197 red, 168 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5A898?

The complementary color is #98B5C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5A898?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5A898 color

#C5A898 rgb(197, 168, 152)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C5A898 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 65.9% green and 59.6% blue (197, 168, 152).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 23% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Frappé (#CEAE99), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#C5A898 color codes

HEX	`#C5A898`
RGB	`rgb(197, 168, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 65.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 28%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 23%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 23%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.97, 8.06, 12.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.97, 14.61, 56.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.696, 42.144, 35.585)`
Decimal	`12953752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5A898, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C5A898	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5A898 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C5A898 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5a898; }
.text { color: #c5a898; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5a898; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 168 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5a898, #c5bf98); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C5A898?: #C5A898 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5A898?: The RGB value is 197, 168, 152: 197 red, 168 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5A898?: The complementary color is #98B5C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5A898?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.